Tech savvy duo create map of shops selling essential goods in HCM City

Two young technicians in HCM City have put the locations of 3,000 shops along with their phone numbers, and opening and closing times on an online map so that shoppers can find nearby stores more easily.

HCM City port stops receiving imports as containers pile up

Tân Cảng - Cát Lái Port in HCM City’s newly created Thủ Đức city will temporarily stop accepting imports by businesses that have suspended production so that it can clear a huge backlog of containers that have piled up.

Allianz: Shipping losses stay at historic lows, but Asia remains largest global loss hotspot Allianz: Shipping losses stay at historic lows, but Asia remains largest global loss hotspot

Capital city to put 5,000 old vehicles through emissions test by 2022 Hà Nội is to put as many as 5,000 old vehicles through emission tests by the end of next year as part of a campaign to improve air quality in the capital city. 

Coach wants to raise level of Vietnamese basketball

Phan Thanh Cảnh is the only domestic coach in the Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) and has been head coach of the Danang Dragons for three years. Before that, he served five years as an assistant coach for Saigon Heat and the Vietnamese national team

Organic farms, agro-tourism in Bạc Liêu yield higher profits, protect the environment

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu is promoting organic and other high-quality standards for rice and key agricultural products as well as agro-tourism services in a bid to raise farmers' incomes.

Thousands return to central region by motorbike due to halt to public buses

More than 5,000 people have fled pandemic hotspots and locked-down zones to return to their hometowns in motorbike caravans that sometimes number upwards of 100 people.

Hà Nội strives to further develop farm economy

Earthworm hunting impacts soil quality and ecosystem Hunting earthworms on a large scale may severely damage the ecosystem and decrease agricultural soil quality, said environment experts.

Go Digital ASEAN upskilling people in remote, underserved parts of Việt Nam While large manufacturers and big businesses adopt digital tools to facilitate marketing and distribution of their products amid the COVID-19 outbreak, a majority of small business owners and underemployed youth in rural areas use their smartphones for communication and entertainment rather than for business due to a lack of digital skills.